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as in to collect
to bring together in one body or place
amassed a truckload of donations in the course of their canned food drive
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as in to accumulate
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass
over the last month a huge mound of paperwork has amassed on my desk
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Recent Examples of amass
Ellison, the daughter of billionaire Larry Ellison and sister of David, burst onto the indie filmmaking scene in the mid-2010s with Annapurna, quickly amassing films from Kathryn Bigelow, Barry Jenkins and Paul Thomas Anderson.
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Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 5 Mar. 2026
Content creators like her are amassing thousands of followers by covering every disturbing detail in the documents.
—Taylor Lorenz, Vanity Fair, 4 Mar. 2026
Raynaud noted that the Kings gave up 18 offensive rebounds, which allowed the Suns to amass a 27-13 advantage in second-chance points.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Witnesses in the two-week trial described how Eric Halem and three other men posed as police serving a search warrant to enter a high-rise apartment in Koreatown rented by a teenager who had amassed a small fortune in crypto.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
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Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 5 Mar. 2026
Content creators like her are amassing thousands of followers by covering every disturbing detail in the documents.
—Taylor Lorenz, Vanity Fair, 4 Mar. 2026
Raynaud noted that the Kings gave up 18 offensive rebounds, which allowed the Suns to amass a 27-13 advantage in second-chance points.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Witnesses in the two-week trial described how Eric Halem and three other men posed as police serving a search warrant to enter a high-rise apartment in Koreatown rented by a teenager who had amassed a small fortune in crypto.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amass
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What’s more, the PSC’s staff and the Southern Environmental Law Center have estimated that Georgia Power will have to collect between $50 billion and $60 billion in revenue from customers to cover the cost of the expansion of the life of the new power resources.—
Kristi Swartz,
AJC.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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Floral fabrics and wallpaper, collected plates and porcelain, and monogrammed linens all contribute to the look.—
Lauren Jones,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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The sheriff had finally accumulated the political power to build the new jail.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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The real-world mythology of the blood moon Unsurprisingly, given a blood moon's ominous hue, a vast codex of mythology and legend has accumulated around them from various cultures throughout history.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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As additional observations from telescopes around the world were gathered throughout 2025, scientists were able to refine its orbit.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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In a voice note sent by the second Tehran resident on Wednesday night, the sound of pro-regime demonstrators who had gathered for the first day of official mourning for Khamenei can be heard chanting in the background.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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Therefore, it can be assembled on-site without specialized technical expertise.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Mar. 2026
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Training, which takes place at the company’s Palo Alto headquarters and at the Monterey Bay Academy Airport, teaches customers how to control and maintain the aircraft, as well as how to transport and assemble it.—
The Los Angeles Times,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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Snap elections in December resulted in a win for the Vetevendosje party of Prime Minister Albin Kurti, but the party could not garner enough support from the opposition to elect a president.—
Beth Bailey,
FOXNews.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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Raman wanted her proposal to go on the June ballot but failed to garner support from her colleagues, who said it hadn’t been vetted.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Amass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amass. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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